Generality /(?)/

Gen·er·al·i·ty

Generality

n.

pl. Generalities

  1. The state of being general; the quality of including species or particulars.
  2. That which is general; that which lacks specificalness, practicalness, or application; a general or vague statement or phrase.
    Let us descend from generalities to particulars.
    The glittering and sounding generalities of natural right which make up the Declaration of Independence.
    — R. Choate.
  3. The main body; the bulk; the greatest part; as, the generality of a nation, or of mankind.